Quiet thoughts of titanium...

It's 11:32 PM and the house is completely quiet except for the tapping of the keys on my keyboard. I finally have all the kids in bed. I have said goodnight to husband on the phone. I had a pretty decent day except for again, the rain and a bit of a sore throat.
I danced with the princess, the bruiser, and the twins this evening, made a (frozen) family size lasagna for dinner, did the normal chores (if I see another load of laundry, I promise I'll jump into that void the missing socks always disappear into when they go in the dryer), puttered around on facebook, read a bit, watched some TV. The Princess played air guitar for me, banged her head and yelled "rock-n-roll" as she did it and the bruiser dressed her stuffed frog up in a bib and one of the twins' diapers. She and that frog, aptly named "Froggy" are inseparable. I actually have to buckle it into the carseat when I take her to daycare in the mornings and convince her he's safe before she'll leave him behind.
The girls got their homework done and off to their respective corners to do whatever 10 and 13 year olds do without their moms... Scary thought. :)
My thought for the evening is regarding my new wedding band. I went to visit the husband where he is currently stationed over the summer. And when I got there, his surprise gift to me was a new wedding band. Now, strange but true, my husband has a thing about constriction. He doesn't like jewelry, bandages, anything that encloses him... Is that a phobia? Surely it is... Anyway, he has never worn a ring. I didn't fuss about it. I want him comfortable. But the best part of the surprise was he got us MATCHING bands. They were titanium...
Now, this was a bit different than the gold & diamond set I normally wear. I don't wear lots of jewelry either. I am not a flashy person. And I love my titanium band. He said he thought it would be cool for us to have matching titanium bands because they were so durable.
Now, if you knew my husband, you'd know he sends me flowers. He buys me beautiful cards. We actually write letters to each other when he's home. He is a true romantic at heart. I took the romanticism in this whole scenario only as far as the matching bands.
I sat here staring at my new ring this evening. Truly admiring it in its simplistic beauty. I didn't know much about titanium. However, after researching it a little online, I found two basic facts that each site listed regarding the metal. It's strong. It is used to, for example, construct the space shuttle, in surgical implants, in deep water equipment. It is one of the strongest metals on the planet. And, its light weight as compared to other metals. I found no negative facts about titanium what so ever. And you know me. I had to think of it in terms of our marriage.
Durable, that's us. We've had our share of struggles but we have always stuck together and come out on top. It would take a pretty powerful force to pull us apart. We're pretty strong.
Comfortable, our love is effortless... I could love my husband if the sky was falling down around my head. It's so easy to be with him... I couldn't ask for a better friend.
Yes, titanium. I love my new band, my circle of strength and comfort. Thank you husband. I love you.